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Reboots And Reruns: Streaming’s Search For Sitcom Success
Sitcoms have long been broadcast TV’s strongest product. But streaming services struggle to retain viewers from season to season. Brandon Katz looks at why.
ZEASN EMEA’s Ronny Lutzi Explains Why TV Needs An Independent Operating System
ZEASN EMEA President Ronny Lutzi explains why the TV industry needs a competitive independent operating system, and what he’s doing to disrupt the industry at large.
The Super Bowl Is A Ratings Smash, New Stealth App Leaves NFL Top Brass Steaming
Over 100 million people managed to watch the Super Bowl on CBS and what that means for broadcast TV plus why the NFL is still vein-bulging livid over the new sports streaming app.
The NFL Refuses To Be Commoditized By Sports Streamer
The NFL wants no part of a super sports streamer, since it puts the rest of televised sports on an equal playing field.
Inscape’s Ken Norcross On Measuring OTA, And Inscape’s Tuner Data Product
Ken Norcross, VP of Data Licensing and Strategy at VIZIO Inscape, helps us understand why measuring OTA TV is important, and how Inscape’s Tuner Data product is uniquely positioned to measure.
Paramount Scores Ratings Win With Overtime Super Bowl, Swift
Sunday’s Big Game lived up to its high expectations, delivering record viewership for Paramount.
The Super Bowl Reminds Us That ‘The Old School Way’ Works
OrkaTV’s Jonathan Moffie on how the Super Bowl reminds us of the power of CTV to drive data driven brand awareness.
Flashtalking’s Ben Kartzman On The Importance Of Data Independence, And What That Means For Advertisers
In this interview from CES 2024, Mediaocean COO Ben Kartzman explores the importance of data independence for advertisers.
Fox, WBD, Disney And The Stealth Sports Bundle, YouTube TV Has Over 8 Million Subs
Disney, Fox and WBD announced a brand new streaming sport bundle, but we wonder whether it can do what they want it to do. Meanwhile the fact that YouTube TV had over 8MM subs appeared in an internal blog post. We interpret.
Samsung Ads’ Justin Evans Walks Us Through Its New Measurement Panel: “TV and You”
In this interview from CES 2024, Global Head of Analytics & Insights at Samsung Ads Justin Evans tells TVREV about its new measurement panel called “TV and You”, which captures both linear and streaming television viewing behavior.
Evan Shapiro Takes On The TV OS Wars, And The Brain Of The Television
In this interview from CES 2024, ESHAP owner and noted media cartographer Evan Shapiro dives into the OS Wars – whoever controls that data controls the “oil in the TV ecosystem.”
New Joint Venture Flattens Sports Streaming In Wake Of Media Rights Battles
Some of sports’ biggest rights holders are combining forces, in a move that makes us wonder what the point of escalating rights fees were to begin with.
Basketball, Grammys Lead for TV Watch-Time
Meanwhile, multiple news programs made week-over-week gains, per Inscape.
Amazon Prime's Pivot: From Art House Hits to Mainstream Magnets
A look at how Amazon’s shift to a mainstream content strategy left it well positioned for the transition to an ad-supported model.
LG Ads' Tony Marlow On The “OS Wars” And How LG Positions Itself Among OEM Players
In this interview from CES 2024, LG Ad Solutions CMO Tony Marlow rejects the term “OS Wars”, explaining that it's not a "zero-sum game", and where LG sits among OEM's.
IRIS.TV's Field Garthwaite On The Future Of Shoppable Media And Political Advertising
In this interview from CES 2024, IRIS.TV CEO Field Garthwaite explores the future of retail media, shoppable advertising, and the impact of CTV on political ads coming into an election year.
Amazon Goes All In For Ads, Syncbak Launches A New(ish) Local Streaming App
Amazon just moved around 50 million US viewers to ad-supported streaming and what that means. Plus how do you get over 300 local broadcasters on a single app.
How Truthset is Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Ad-Tech
Scott McKinley, Founder and CEO at Truthset, explains why he started the company, and how it uses the Data Collective to provide ad buyers, sellers and users of large scale consumer data, with visibility into how accurate their data is to produce better business outcomes.
Price Hikes, Bundles and Syndication: Streaming Reacts To Its New Reality
Changing consumer habits and a maturing streaming industry are leading to some new trends, price increases being among the more visible.
NFL Conference Championship Games Score Watch-Time Increases
The NFL keeps getting bigger, as share of watch-time for Sunday’s conference championships rose once again, according to Inscape data.

